The Ark provides emergency financial assistance, financial education, and asset building programs to low income working families when they are faced with an unexpected financial crisis. It is our vision to provide hope, help, understanding, and advocacy for our neighbors in financial crisis, helping them move toward self-sufficiency and stability.
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Serving and Empowering low-income workers of Athens & surrounding counties through programs like these
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Rental Assistance Program
Our Rental Assistance Program serves as a vital safety net for neighbors in crisis. By focusing on eviction prevention, we provide the emergency financial support necessary to keep families in their homes, preventing the devastating ripple effects of homelessness and ensuring community stability.
Utility Assistance Program
The Ark’s Utility Assistance Program provides critical aid to families facing the loss of essential services. By focusing on preventing disconnections, we ensure our neighbors have access to the water, heat, and electricity necessary to maintain a safe and healthy home environment.
Common Wealth Athens
Common Wealth Athens is an innovative program providing financial capability services and education to empower Athens' low-wage workers. CWA provides client-centered financial education and access to specially designed financial products such as CWA Opportunity Loans to clients of area workforce development partners.